A swimmer jumps off a diving board with a velocity of 2.4 m/s up and 2.5 m/s forward. The swimmer enters the pool 1.8 meters ahead of the diving board (this is the horizontal range). How high above the pool (in meters) is the diving board?

A swimmer jumps off a diving board with a velocity of 2.4 m/s up and 2.5 m/s forward. The swimmer enters the pool 1.8 meters ahead of the diving board (this is the horizontal range). How high above the pool (in meters) is the diving board?

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A swimmer jumps off a diving board with a velocity of 2.4 m/s up and 2.5
m/s forward. The swimmer enters the pool 1.8 meters ahead of the diving
board (this is the horizontal range). How high above the pool (in meters) is
the diving board?

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